Chu Meiyan changed the subject:
"There's something I may have forgotten to mention. The enhancements produced by the Five Spirit Altar are unstable, and not everyone can successfully undergo enhancement."
"As for the consequences of failure, they're quite miserable. At best, one's origin shatters and bursts apart; at worst, one dies on the spot."
"Fortunately, if your family is wealthy enough, you might have a chance at resurrection."
Everyone knew that Chu Meiyan had not forgotten to mention it. She had clearly concealed it on purpose.
Xue Geng held his long blade and asked in a deep voice, "What is the probability of successful enhancement?"
"Well..."
Chu Meiyan suddenly became hesitant. "The odds are fairly high, around one in a hundred thousand."
"Hiss—"
Everyone sharply sucked in a breath of cold air.
One in a hundred thousand was considered high?
Was this woman bad at counting?
Everyone even suspected that this woman had lied. The true success rate might be even lower than what she had claimed.
In other words, the chance of receiving enhancement by ascending the altar and undergoing the ritual was extremely low.
Sure enough, any unreasonable increase in strength came with a price.
Chu Meiyan was thick-skinned. "If you don't wish to undergo enhancement, you can sell the altar to me. I'll give you two top-tier array flags."
Yue Tianqing asked in a deep voice, "What determines whether enhancement fails? How can the success rate be raised?"
He was unwilling to give up this opportunity just like that.
Chu Meiyan folded her arms over the granary before her chest. "According to the information left behind by the Six-Eyed Demon Sheep Clan, the enhancement process is extremely painful. The stronger the body and the greater one's endurance, the higher the chance of persisting through it."
"To complete